Member: tuppy_glossop

Hi, You know, sometimes it is just because it is the right time to read a certain book, in addition to the book being well-written. Whatever the reasons were, I truly enjoyed "Mistress..." although towards the end I found myself a bit frustrated with some of the plot choices. In some reviews, I saw that readers felt the main character was a bit wishy-washy in her relationship with her love interest which contradicted the strong personality the author initially gave her. I could see their point. Still, it was a quick read that I looked forward to each day. That is a sign that it will get a good review.Keep in touch and let me know what you are reading. Right now I am reading "The Tenderness of Wolves." I definitely like it, at the same time I find that it seems quite dense and that it is not what I consider a "quick" read.I would recommend it so far though.MB

posted by mmignano11 at 10:26 pm (EST) on Oct 19, 2009

Okay I was off sulking in the corner because I felt that the Peeta/Gale story line was not going the way I wanted. Now that I am back to being an adult, I will return to page 125 and continue reading. Yes go ahead, laugh at me, its okay.

Unfortunately, I have no idea when exactly the last book in the trilogy is supposed to be published. I read somewhere that the tentative publication should be sometime in 2010.

As to book recommendations, off the top of my head, I would recommend Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant. I am about 100 pages from completion but its so far so good.

Funny enough, North and South is for me one of those rare books that the movie is actually better than the book. In the movie I sometime felt Margaret was annoying but in the book, sometimes I really wanted to tell her to just shut it. As a book, North and South can sometimes be dense but once you get going and with the image of Richard Armitage as Mr. Thornton and Daniela Denby Ashe as Margaret, it makes the reading much easier. I really enjoyed the book and it also explained some things that seemed odd in the movie. For example, did you ever wonder why Margaret's parent's never ask her about her getting hit with a rock at the mill? Well the book gives you the answer. When Margaret is hit, the reporter at the scene automatically assumes that she is Fanny, Thornton's sister and so it is reported as such.This is why no one but the Thornton household ever mentions that incident. Give it another try, I can't guarantee you will like it but I think it is an interesting work. Oh and it has one of the most abrupt endings known to man. Apparently Charles Dickens who Gaskell was writing the book to be published in his magazine rushed her and she could not write the proper end that she wanted. Yeah, in this case, the movie is better.

Alrighty, I am off. Talk to you soon.

Trish


PS: When I am done with Catching Fire, we should discuss it(that is if I don't descend into another sulk).

posted by TrishNYC at 11:42 pm (EST) on Oct 15, 2009

Hi
Thanks for the lovely comments and adding me to your libraries!

I see you like P.G. Wodehouse; he's been on my list for ages. I finally put some in my kindle, will try to get around to it in the next month :)

posted by Assumpta_Rainer at 12:12 pm (EST) on Oct 7, 2009

Hi there,
Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries. I am truly flattered. I too LOVE North and South and think that they did such an amazing job. And Richard Armitage...need I say more.

It is so funny that I come on here to look at your profile and what do I see? Your currently reading Catching Fire.I am almost half way through The Hunger Games. I just started it today and I am wondering what took me so long to get to this book. I am really enjoying it.

Thanks for reaching out and I hope that we can chat more.

Take care.

Trish.

PS: Aren't cook books so amazing? They open up such a world of possibilities.

posted by TrishNYC at 11:39 pm (EST) on Oct 6, 2009

Felicitous finds: I clicked your profile in my weighted list of folks with books like mine, solely because of your STUPENDOUS Wodehouse screenname, then clicked your blog, then made the Earl Grey cookies. YUM!

posted by anglofille at 12:29 am (EST) on Sep 6, 2009